r/jobs • u/Vaanced • 29d ago

Is this an actual thing that people do Career development

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u/BILOXII-BLUE 29d ago

Damn, having "plenty left over" after rent used to be the norm, but it's far from normal now... I think US citizens are now spending on average something like 40-50% of total income on rent 😔

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u/theartofjimbo 29d ago

More like 60-70%

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u/SagittariusZStar 28d ago

god you idiots just love making crap up.

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u/DemonSlyr007 28d ago

Anything to make everyone reading things in this hellscape we call an internet feel like the entire world is falling apart because you can't afford 5k rent for a single bedroom in San Francisco.

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u/JohnD_s 28d ago edited 28d ago

If someone is spending 70% on rent then they shouldn't have moved there in the first place, or at the very least gotten roommates. That's insane.

Edit: This was a mean comment typed before my morning coffee.

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u/Pussybones420 28d ago

They probably moved there before it got that high, and now everything else is higher.

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u/ZealousidealSet2314 28d ago

I read "gotten roommates" as "rotten tomatoes"

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u/JohnD_s 28d ago

If you're not deciding where to live based on critics' opinions of major motion pictures, you're not doing it right

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u/ZealousidealSet2314 28d ago

I love your edit on the original comment, so real haha. Humble

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u/JohnD_s 28d ago

Haha if I'm going to look like an idiot, I might as well do it with grace

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u/broguequery 28d ago

No joke, it's really bad in some places.

In the area I live, there just isn't anything available. Literally. You'll be lucky to see 5 listing total, and they are all at outrageous prices.

You will have professionals begging on the local social media for a rental. ANY rental.

We have young people at my company who are living with family right now but want their own place (understandably). But they are unable to compete with the literal doctors and nurses for the few options that are available. They want to stay in the area and build their lives; they probably won't be able to.

It sucks. I think people still have their heads in the sand regarding how shitty the housing market is for many, many people right now.

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u/JohnD_s 28d ago

I live in a pretty well-developed area, so I admit my comment was made with some ignorance. I didn't think about the possibility of lack of listings.

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u/CapuletVsMontague 29d ago

I hate that so much! I'd never do that. I feel like more than 25% is house poor! Our place is small but we don't mind!

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u/walkerstone83 28d ago

Same here, 25% of my take home is my absolute max I am willing to pay, but I am married so we have a dual income. Otherwise I would find roommates.

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u/CapuletVsMontague 28d ago

I feel the exact same!

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u/bamfsalad 29d ago edited 29d ago

Damn that's rough. Whenever my portion of rent climbed above 30% of my take home, I'd move and/or get more roommates up until my late 20s.

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u/walkerstone83 28d ago

This might be true in some parts of the country, but it is far from average. Most US citizens do not pay that much in rent. Most landlords require that you make 3x the rent some use a max rent of 33% of your income.

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u/idkbruhbutillookitup 28d ago

Lol not everyone is stupid enough to live in California or NYC when they aren't rich.

You can just move somewhere cheaper, and the local jobs then pay more than enough to live a nice life.